Inkwell



W. I. SOMERVILLE.

INKWELL. APPLICATION FILED DEC.29| 1917.

Famed 0@t.19,1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT o; Fics.

WILLIAM J. SOMERVILLE, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

INKWELL.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct. 19, 1920 Applicationiled December 29, 1917. Serial No. 209,383.

To all whom t may concern.' Be it known that I, VILLIAM J. SOMnR- VILLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the countyof Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented ka 'certain new and useful Improvement in Inkwells, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, referencenbeing had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements 1n inkwells of the sort peculiarly adapted for luse in connection with school desks.

The objects Vof the invention are to provide a neat appearing and highly satisfactory'construction for inkwells that is Veconomical of manufacture; convenient of use; Vdurable;ra'nd simple of construction.

More generally it provides an inkwell that may be set into the top yof a desk Vor table and which possesses, when closed, no protuberances whereon objects are liable to catch; and wherein the ink containerv that is usually made of glass or other frangible material is yieldingly supported to protect it against breakage'from shock. Furthermore, the construction provides for a comparatively tight sealing of the inkwell when l closed.

To these ends the invention may be defined as consisting of the combinations of elements set forth in the claims annexed hereto and illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof and wherein Figure l is a plan view of my improved inkwell .and an adjacent portion of the desk orA table top, parts of the'inkwell structure being broken away to reveal certain details of construction; Figs. 2 and 3 are sections on the lines 2-2 and 3-3 respectively, ofV

Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional detail through the hinge connection of the cover with the top, the'plane of section being indicated by the line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

and Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the .ele-.I ments of the structure in-separated condition.

. The desk or table top 1 wherewith my im#` proved inkwell is intended for use, is provided with an aperture 2 that'is enlarged downward from its upper end, as indicated at 3, toprovide a shoulder- 4.

The supporting cap 5 has` a cylindrical wall 6 ofa diameter to fit within the enlargement 3 of the bore 2, and the lower edge of this wall rests upon the shoulder 4.

K4virtually merges into the At diametrically opposite points, the wall 6 is notched upward from itslower edge, and the material from the notches is turned inward to constitute supporting lugs 7 This is av cheap and convenient way of providing supporting lugs, and being formed of the sheet metal whereof the cap Aismade,

they possess a certain degree 0f resiliency, V

a feature of some importance as will' hereinafterbe explained. However, I vwould be understood as not limiting myself to the exact'nature or number of the supporting means or lugs herein shown. The top, or circular wall, of the cap 5 has an opening 10, shown as located eccentrically of the cap, and extending inward from 21 substantially equal in diameter to the extension 16 is arranged to be inserted through a hole 22 in the extension 16, central of the groove 17, and upset therebeyond, as shown most clearly in Fig. 4 thereby to confine the projections 12 within the groove beneath the rivet head, and loosely enough it Vwill be` understood. to permit the cover to swing with freedom. Attention is called to the The cover is fact that the head of the rivet is very shalf' low and the edge thereof very Vthin so that, whenapplied to the cover, its upper surface plane of the cover and the toprof the cap. Opposed semi-circular flanges 25 extend laterally from the 'top of an ink container 26, the adjacent` ends yof the `opposed vflanges be# ing separated by notches 27. These flanges are identical but are reversely arranged. Their underneath surfaces are inclined to a horizontal plane and at their thickest ends are enlarged as indicated at 28. thus formed, ment with the supporting lugs 7, as will be presently explained.

30 is a filler which may be of wood, cork, liber, rubber, or the like, but preferably compressible, as is the nature of cork. I prefer, also, at the present time, to make it The flanges,

constitute cams for engagesquare; and it is adapted to be inserted within the cap with its corners guided within grooves 31, formed by crimping the cylindrical wall of the cap. The filler is thus properly positioned within the cap so that its edge adjacent the yhinged side of the cover will not interfere with the operation. thereof. The filler has an aperture 33 that Vmay-be turned in a direction to project the thinner lends of the flanges Q5 over the lugs 7 and clamp the flanges yand filler between the supporting lugs and the top wall of the cap. In this condition, the container is yieldingly-supported, due to the resiliency of the supporting lugs and the pliability of the filler. The container is alsoef'fectively sealed, except for the opening 11, and this may be closed reasonably tight by the cover 15.

Then it is desired to open the cover it is only-necessary to depress the rear edgeV of the button-like rivet head 21 to swing the cover upon its hinge; and the cover is held inkopen condition, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3, by the end of its extension 16 engaging the adjacent side. edge of the filler.

:Having thus described myinvention what I claimv is .1.. In an inkwell, the combination of a container,`a Acap therefor, the capV having inv Wardly projecting lugs and the container lateral flanges for cooperation with said lugs, thePemgaging,surfaces of thelugs and flanges being inclined one with respect to the other sothat reverse relative-rotation of the cap and Acontainer will draw them together, a filler interposed between the container and cap, the cap and filler having registering openings, and a closure for the opening of the cap that is sustained in closed positionvby. the filler.

f2. Inaninlvvell, the combination of a lcapand container having cooperating portions for holding them together, a filler in-` `terposedbetween the cap and' container, the

cap and filler having registering openings and a closure for the opening of the cap ,hingedly connected thereto and arranged,

when closed, to bear upon the filler.

Y r 3. In an inkwell, the combination of a cap and a container having coperating porf tions for connecting them, filler interposed between the cap and container, the cap and filler having registering ope-nings,`the open-Y ing of the cap having an offset, and a closure for the opening of thefcap having an eXtension within said offset, the closure and cap ybeing pivotally connected at opposed points of the lclosure extension, the extension of the closureV being dapted to engage Vthe filler to limit the opening movement of the closure.

4. In an inlrwell, the combination of a container having Vopposed substantially semi-circular flanges, the adjacent ends of the opposed flanges being spaced apart to provide notches, a 'cap for application to the container havingdametrically opposed lugs for insertion through said notches and co-` operation with the under sides of the flanges, the under sides Vof the opposed flanges being straight and reversely 'and gradually!'-inclined, the lower ends of the flanges terminatinain enlargements constitutingv positive stops, a fillerv interposedbetween the capv and container, the cap `and container having Aalining openings, and a closure for the openingof the cap. i Y y 5. In an inlrwel'l, the combination of a container having opposed semi-circular so. Y

flanges, theadjacent ends fof the opposed flanges being spacedy apart" to provide notches, a cap having a depending fiange and inwardly. projectingV resilientV lugs adapted to passl through the notches andengageV the Aunder sides of' the( flanges, 'the under sides of the opposed flanges` being reversely inclined, a filler of compressible material interposedY Vbetweenfthe'cap andI container, the filler and cap having lregister,- ingl openings, anda closure for saidvopenings that is sustained! infl closed position Aby within the area of the caplopening;v i

6. In Van inkwell, the combination ofa container, a cap for attachment thereto,l the .cap being Vprovided with' an opening, a 'clo Y contact with a part of the filler projecting an offset, a closure adapted to fit intosaid opening and having an extension'arranged toloccupy said offset, 'the outer surfaces of the cap and closure being substantially flush when` the'closure is iii closed position, the extension of the closure havinga transverse groovel andthecap opposed studs which occupyv the ends of said groove, and means for'fapplication to the outer surfaceof thev extension for closing the groove, the exposed: surface' of said meansjbeing roundedga-to mergeinto the surfaces of theclosure and cap.

e. Y container, a vcap for applicationfthereto, theV cap beingjprovided with an opening Ahaving an offset, a closure fitting within said opening and having an extensionoccupying the In inkwell, theA combinationlrof a the cap having means exten oifset, the extension being transversely grooved, the cap having diametrlcally opposed studs extending into the ends of said groove, and a rivet passing through the extension and having a head overlying the groove thereby to conline the aforesaid studs within the groove, the outer surfaces of the closure and cap being substantially flush, and the surface of the rivet head merging into-the surfaces of the cap and closure.

9. In an inkwell, the combination of a container, a cap applied thereto, a filler interposed between the cap and container, the cap being provided with an o ening having an offset extending beyond tllie side of the filler, and the iller having an aperture of lesser diameter than the opening and registering therewith, a closure fitting within the opening and having an extension occupying the ofset, the extension having a groove and ing thereinto, and a button applied to the extension for confining said means within the groove and serving also as tilting means for the closure, the extension and filler coperating to limit the opening movement of the closure.

l0. In an inkwell, the combination of a container, a cap for application thereto, a filler interposed between the cap and container, the cap and filler having registering openings, a closure for the openings pivotally'connected to the cap and having an eX- tenslon beyond its pivotal connection with the cap for cooperation through a part of the opening of the coverand with a portion of the filler to limit the opening movement of the closure, the cap and filler having cooperating portions for positioning the filler within the cap to maintain its aforesaid portion in proper relation to the extension of the closure. i

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiix my signature.

WILLIAM J. SOMERVILLE. 

